National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout G-1San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
San Marco 5
Launched
March 25, 1988
Summary
San Marco 5 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout G-1 from San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya on March 25, 1988. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 136th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,280th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Scout G-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). San Marco 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 269 × 626 km orbit inclined 3.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Scout G-1 flight · 1st this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 136th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,280th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
San Marco 5 · NORAD 19013 · 1988-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-026A
- Epoch
- 1988-03-25 21:49:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.4199246 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0261715
- Inclination
- 2.9948°
- Ascending node
- 249.1805°
- Arg. of perigee
- 301.9919°
- Mean anomaly
- 57.7061°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.017185
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- San Marco 5 · NORAD 19013 · re-entered December 6, 1988
Scout S206C Stage 4 · re-entered June 16, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Italian thermosphere-ionosphere research satellite
Pad
San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
9th launch from San Marco platform, 1st this year · 9th from Broglio Space Center, Kenya
9 launches from this pad · 9 from Broglio Space Center, Kenya
about 13 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did San Marco 5 launch?
San Marco 5 launched on March 25, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch San Marco 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched San Marco 5?
Scout G-1, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout G-1 spec sheet
Where did San Marco 5 launch from?
San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya.
What orbit did San Marco 5 reach?
San Marco 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 269 × 626 km orbit inclined 3.0°.
How many satellites did San Marco 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).